Ethel has been a resident at Bolton Clarke’s Fairview Retirement Village at Pinjarra Hills, 167km southwest of Brisbane’s CBD, for the past 22 years. She met her late husband Lloyd when they crossed paths during World War Two and eventually both worked for Brisbane’s Cash…

Seniors Card are a valuable asset and the new discount deals are worth knowing as the cost of living keeps on rising. On 10 February this year, the South Australian Government released the 2024 Seniors Card Discounts and Deals Directory. The directory, like in other…

With people living longer, it is pleasing to learn that people aged 75 and over are almost 90% more likely to be physically active than they were in 2011-12, with the proportion undertaking 150+ minutes of exercise increasing to almost 50%. Tim Hicks, Bolton Clarke’s…

Ask anyone on the street and they will likely tell you that dementia is a ‘normal’ part of ageing. A 2019 survey of 70,000 people by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) found two-thirds of respondents thought that dementia was an inevitable part of getting older. Almost…

Around 260,000 Australians now live in a retirement village, and the industry’s peak body says one of the key attractions of retirement living is the cost. The Property Council’s Retirement Living Council states the sector can provide affordability in an otherwise unaffordable housing market. As…